Workmen's advocate., 1887-02-19
A JUDGES REASONS
ARRAlGNMENT OF THE "DEM-
 OCRATlC" PARTY.
Wealth the Standard of Respectable. ity-The Two old Parties Like as Two Peas -- The New
 Party the Soul of
 Democracy.

The San Francisco Star published last week a remarkable letter from Judge James G. Mcguire in which he arraigns the democratic" party and formally withdraws from it. This letter undoubtedly echoes the sentiments of many good citizens who are tired of the old parties, and and are contemplating new de. parture in politics. We publish the letter in full:
 To He Members of the Culto,pia State | Democrdtic Cub:
 GENTLEMEN hereby tender my res. ignation as a member of your club. s,
 In withdrawing, permit me to return thanks to the officers. present and past, for many courtesies which they have ex- tended during our long and pleasant as- sociation.
 Let me also assure the members, with whom my relations have also been most cordial, that my withdrawal is not prompted my any personal considera- tiOns, but that 1t is to me painful act of duty to political principles and con. victions with which the present policy of the "democratic' party is not in accord.
 As this resignation is the final act which sewers my connection with the democratic" party, State, and national, it is but just to you that, and to all others who have stood shoulder to shoulder with me in the political battles of the past, that I should fully and frankly state the reasons which have moved me to this serious step.
 Early in life learned to reverence tie name being out of power at the time that reached my majority, naturally entered its ranks, hoping, and expecting, that it would ever be the aggressive and intelligent champion of liberty, equality and justice wherever and whenever these
 vital principles of social happiness might be either neglected or assailed
 Finally our party triumphed, but, alas it has brought no relief to our suf- fering people. The benefit of that tri-
 umph has amounted to no more than the
 distribution of few official prizes to the friends and relatives of wealth aristocrats
 and to the henchmen of political bosses. There are, of course, exceptions, but this
 has been the rule.
 Wealth is still the standard of respect
 ability, just as it was under republican
 administrations, and the rights and
 wishes of the great democratic masses ot
 the country are just as completely ig-
 nored.
 Rival bidders for the affections of mo- nopolies, the great national parties have - become like as two peas both in actions and principles.
 The great intellectual statesmen; the men of principle and courage, once the glory of our country, have been retired from our Federal State, and the people have practically ceased to be represented there. The chamber which once held that highest body of earthly legislators } is now a sort of national stock exchange , wherein seats are sold to monopolists and to wealthy seekers after social stand ing. In the matter of sanctioning thl.
 iniquity, honors seem to be easy between , the parties.
 The entire solid area of our great coun try, including the natural opportunities of all our people--the natural resources 7 without which none of our people car r live-has been made the exclusive private , property of a thousand alien and do nestle landlords, who, by virtue of the absolute control which they do thus, as 3 owners, exercise over the only means oi living of our landless millions, are rob , ping the latter continually of from one f half to four-ffths of the fruits of thtil ! labor, and are daily driving them tt lower and lower depths of slavery anC 3 helpless misery.
 = This is a system of human servitud' r just as complete as chattel slavery ant
 in many respects more atrociOus; ye
 the so-called democratic party" while claiming to be the friend of the laborer
 expressly defends this system, and bid e for the support of those who profit b. l. it. But these are not the only matter
 in which the party has been recreant
 In the late Democrg tic State Convention r an emissary of certain railroad corpora l. tions, who acted as a carrier of message r between his masters and the committe n on platform, caused the committee t
 eliminate resolution condemning tn e election of the president of the Centra a Pacific Railroad Company to the Unite r. States Senate, and also caused the con L. mittee to eliminate Senator Reddy's res :. olution upon the Chinese question, whic
 prior to his appearance had been adoptet e This railroad emissary received, as h reward for this successful service, den